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National
Toni Lennox

Housebound Ayrshire girl finally gets to play in dream garden after cowboy builder's despicable act

An Ayrshire family is thrilled to see their once housebound autistic daughter play in her new garden a year on from a bogus landscaper scam.

Wee Poppy Mulrainey, eight, was diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) which is a congenital heart defect – meaning Poppy had the condition from birth - and has undergone open-heart surgery.

The brave Kilmarnock girl was left housebound for almost two years during the pandemic and was unable to play in her garden due to trip hazards.

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